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Dan Lyons

Valkyries Coach Blasts Refs After Questionable Foul Sets Up Game-Winning Mercury FT

The Valkyries were not happy about the late foul call on Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas's drive to the basket in the final seconds of their Monday loss. | via Phoenix Mercury

The Valkyries have been extremely competitive in their inaugural WNBA season, running out to a 10–11 record that is good for fourth in the Western Conference standings. Without a questionable late foul call, Golden State may be waking up to a record above .500 on Tuesday morning.

Just seconds after the Valkyries' Janelle Salaun hit a midrange jumper to tie the game at 77, Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas drove to the basket, drawing a pretty light-looking foul on Golden State's Cecilia Zandalasini. Thomas knocked down the second of two free throws to put Phoenix up 78–77 with just a second remaining, not enough time for the Valkyries to answer.

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